Biche

Occurrence in Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador with commodities Gold, Iron, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063702
MRDS ID TC37608
Record type Site
Current site name Biche

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.58312, -4.03154 (WGS84)
Relative position 2.5 KM SOUTH OF CHINAPINTZA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zamora-Chinchipe(province)

Ecuador(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Ecuador Zamora-Chinchipe

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Iron Secondary
Copper Secondary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.58312, -4.03154

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N60W
    Dip 40-70S
    Length 500M
    Width 500M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • UP TO 10.9 G/T AU, 1.5-2.0 G/TON AU AVERAGE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SEG NEWSLETTER, NO. 11, OCT. 1992, P.14

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    SEG (1992)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1993 Lopez, Tony U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.